Combined shelf and bracket



July 8 1924. 1,500,487

- A. F. CARLIN COMBINED SHELF AND BRACKET Filed Jan- 15 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented July 8, 1924.

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ARVID F. CAB/LIN, OF MAMARONECK, NEW YORK.

COMBINED SHELF AND BRACKET.

Application filed Jan-nary 15, 1923. Serial No. 612,674.

ToaZZ whom it may concern;

.Be it known that I, ARVID F. CARLIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mamaroneck, in the county of VVestchester and State of New York, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Shelves and Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved form of shelf and bracket, in which the bracket is readily detachable fronrthe shelf to facilitate the packing and transportation of such devices, and which can be easily assembled for attachment on'a wall or in a corner.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating embodiments of my invention Figure 1 shows a corner shelf with its bracket in position for' use.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3' shows the bracket member detached.

Fig. 4 shows a modified form of bracket for a corner shelf.

Fig. 5 shows the latter in position for use.

Fig. 6 shows a shelf with a similar form ofbracket at each end.

Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the latter devices.

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 88 of Fi 6.

Fig. 9 shows the bracket shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 10 shows a modified form of the latter bracket.

As shown in Figs. 1-5, I provide a corner shelf 2 that is substantially triangular, with the sides 3 and 4 meeting at a right angle, and connected by a front curved edge 6. 1 One form of bracket for this shelf comprises a wire 7 formed into an eye 8 at the upper portion, and then extended forward at 9 with the extremities 10 projecting up wardly'. This bracket portion is placed in the upright position at the rear of the shelf with the portion 9 engaging the bottom and the end 10 extended into a suitable aperture 11 in the shelf, see Fig.2. The loop 8 extends in a vertical plane and can engage a short corner portion 12 of the shelf,

but preferably extends above the shelf to receive a suitable holding device such as a screw 13 or a nail whereby it can be suspended.

The lower end of the upright wire 7 con nects with a pair of arms that project forward to engage the sides 3 and 4 of the shelf at their forward portions. As shown I provide arms 14 and 15 that at their middle portion are bent to form a loop 16, that is engaged by an eye 17 on the lower end of the upright rod 7. The arms 14 and 15 are inclined upwardly and have their extremities bent at 18 and 19 to enter suitable apertures 20 and 21 in the shelf lower face near the edges 3 and 4 respectively.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I show a slight modification in which the same arms 14 and 15 are used with the loop 16, but the upright member is formed double. In this arrangement the upright member is formed by wires 20 and 21 that form a loop 22 that engages the loop 16 of the side arms. Each of these arms 20 and 21 is formed at the top similar to the arm 7, and which has an eye 22, a horizontal portion 23 and a bent end 24. These ends are extended into suitable apertures 25 and 26 in the shelf adjacent the corner 12.

It will be understood that a device of this kind will strongly support the shelf on the wall, and can be easily dismounted by simply withdrawing the bent ends from the apertures in the shelf 2. The arm 7 or the two arms 20 and 21 are, folded in the plane of the side arms 14 and 15, and the bracket can be simply laid on the shelf and will occupy very little space for storage or transportation. When it is to be used, the bent ends are inserted in the apertures in the lower face of the shelf and it is at once ready for use.

Another modification is shown in Figs. 6-10, in which I provide a pair of brac'kets substantially similar to .the bracket shown in Fig. 3. In this case I employ an oblong shelf 30 shown of rectangular form. The brackets ar identical and as shown in Fig. 9, comprise arms 31 and 32 extending at an angle. The upper end of the arm 31 is bent to forman eye 33 that will'lie in the rear vertical plane of the shelf, and the end portion is bent forward at 34 beneath the shelf, with the extremity 35 bent upwardly to enter a suitable aperture 36 in the shelf. The eye 33 will extend a short distance above the shelf and will receive a suitable screw' 37 passing in through the eye to support the brackets and shelf.

The other arm extends forward and upward to suitably engage the shelf bottom wall near the front. As shown in Fig. 8 the end portion 38 is bent laterally to enter a suitable aperture 39 in the bottom of the shelf. a

In a modification shown in Fig. 10 the end portion 40 of the arm is given a slight V downward bend to engage a staple 42 in the bottom of the shelf 43.

In these forms of brackets I provide means for holding a rod adapted to support a towel or the like. As shown the arm 32 is bent to form a loop 44 at the middleportion, that is substantially U-shape and i be quickly taken apart by merely slipping the bent ends out of apertures, and removing the towel bar. These members will occupy a very small space for packing or transportation. And they can be very easily assembled by merely slipping the bent ends of the brackets into the proper apertures and then applying the towel bar.

As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the arms 14 and 15 are provided with loops 44*, and 44, that are both vertical and parallel, and which support a towel bar 45 at each portion. The towel bar is furnished with annular grooves 44' near each end at which portions the bar engages the loops 44 and 44 to removably support the bar underneath the shelf, to receive a towel or the like.

What I claim is 1. In a corner shelf bracket a substantially triangular shelf having apertures near its rear edges, and a bracket comprising a wire having a vertical portion with the end bent in a vertical plane to form a supporting eye, and the extremity bent below the eye to extend forward some distance under the shelf and then extended upwardly to detachably engage a shelf aperture, the lower end of the vertical portion being bent to form an eye, the bracket also including inclined portions'formed by a wire having a loop at its middle portion engaging said lower eye on the vertical portion, said latter wire having each portion beyond the eye extended forwardly and upwardly to engage one rear side of the shelf respectively at an apertured portion in proximity to the forward part of the shelf.

2. In a corner shelf bracket, a substantially triangular shelf having apertures near its rear edges, and a bracket comprising a wire having a vertical portion with the end bent to a vertical plane to form a supporting eye, and the extremity bent below the eye to extend forward some distance under the shelf and then extended upwardly to detachably engage lower end of the vertical portion being bent to form an eye, the bracket also including inclined portions formed by a wire having a loop at its middle portion engaging said lower eye on the vertical portion, said latter wire having each portion beyond the eye extended forwardly and upwardly to engage one rear side of the shelf respectively'at an apertured portion in proximity to the forward part of the shelf, said inclined bracket portions being bent to form a loop' of U-shape opening upwardly, and a bar provided near each end with an annular groove whereby the bar is engaged by the loop to supportthe bar on thefbracket, below the shelf.

3. In a corner shelf bracket, a substantially triangular shelf having apertures near its rear edges, and a bracket comprising a wire having a pair of upwardly extending integral portions connected by a loop at the bottom, each portion having the upper. end portion bent in a vertical plane to form a supporting eye and the extremity bent below the eye to extend forward some distance under the shelf and then extended upwardly to detachably engage a shelf aperture, the bracket also including inclined portions formed by a wire having a loop at its middle lower portion engaging said lower eye on 'a shelf aperture, the

the said upwardly extending portion, said latter wire having each portion beyond the 7 .eye extended forwardly and upwardly to detachably engage one rear side of the shelf respectively at an apertured portion in proximity to the forward part of theshelf.

4. In a corner shelf bracket, a substantially triangular shelf having apertures near its rear edges, and a'bracket comprising a wire having a pair of upwardly extending integral portions connected by a loop at the bottom, each portion having the upper end portion bent in a vertical plane to form a supporting eye and the extremity bent below the eye to extend forward some dis tance under the shelf and then extended upwardly to detachably engage a shelf aperture, the bracket also including inclined portions formed by a wire having a loop at its middle lower portion engaging said lower eye on the said upwardly extending portion, said latter wire having each portion 7 the shelf, said inclined bracket portions bent to form a loop of U-shape opening upwardly, and a bar provided near each end with.

an annular groove whereby the bar is e11.-

gaged by the loop to support the bar on the bracket below the shelf.

5. In a shelf and bracket, a shelf provided with bracket apertures, and one or more brackets each comprising a wire bent to form an upright part to engage the rear of the shelf by its top portion, and a part inclined forwards and upwards to engage the front portion of the shelf, the upright bracket part having the end portion bent in the vertical plane of the rear shelf edge upwardly to detachably engage a shelf aperture, the forward bracket portion being re movably secured to the forward portion of the shelf.

Signed at New York, N. Y., on January 6, 1923.

ARVID F. GABLIN. 

